后缀:-ian ①[形容词后缀]
表示属于某国的、某地的,某人的或某宗教的(可兼表示人或语言)
Egyptian 埃及的(人、语)
Mongolian 蒙古的(人、语)
Arabian 阿拉伯的(人)
Oceanian 大洋洲的(人)
Canadian 加拿大的(人)
Washingtonian 华盛顿市(州)的(人)
Shakespearian 莎士比亚的
United Statesian 美国的(人)
Parisian 巴黎的(人)
Athenian 雅典的(人)
Dickensian 狄更斯的
Newtonian 牛顿(学说)的
Christian 基督教的(徒)
②[名词后缀]
表示某种职业、地位或特征的人
grammarian 语法学家
historian 历史学家
guardian 守卫者
civilian 平民
collegian 高等学校学生
comedian 喜剧演员
tragedian 悲剧演员
lilliputian 矮子
词根词缀:-ian
【来源及含义】Latin: suffix form of -an from -ianus, a modifier of the main word to which it is attached: belonging to, coming from, being involved in, or being like something
【相关描述】Appearing in such words as comedian, egalitarian, Bostonian, Italian, Smithsonian, mathematician, Alabamian, Californian, Arizonian, and Canadian. It is attached to the root of common or proper nouns with the meanings "of, pertaining to, from", or "like" the proper name appearing in the stem.
【同源单词】abecedarian, academician, acanthopterygian, acararian, acoustician, aeolian